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Do You Remember Saturday At The Movies

Admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:40:51 +0000

I’m sure we all recall, from the days of our youth, spending Saturday afternoons at the movies when we were younger. As we moved into our teens – Saturday nights at the movie theater was a place we could meet up with our friends (and, hopefully our latest *crush*). Ahh … those sweet memories [...]

The Mariah Project Secret Documents Reveal Truth About Capital Kinh Do Theater Bombings

Admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:57:32 +0000

Have you ever wondered what “really” happened concerning the Capital Kinh Do Theater bombings? Or, the Pershing Field Sports Stadium bombing? Or, the U.S. Embassy bombing? Or, the Floating Restaurant bombing? Or, the many, many other bombings and terrorist acts that took place in Saigon and Viet-nam?

Once again Kathy’s continuing research has paid [...]

Kinh Do Theater Bombing

Jentlebee — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:27:54 +0000

Hi~

I’m a newbie to the site—was a youngster during ’62 (4th or 5th grade…!) I remember my family and I trying to go to the Kinh Do Theater to see a show after having dinner at the Brinks BOQ. We met the school superintendent and his wife coming up the stairs and we [...]

Kinh-Do Bombing, Sept. 1963 & Other Memory Flashes

MASullivan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:26:42 +0000

Mary-Anne (Purvis) Sullivan here. Saigon 1962-1964 (ACS grades 5 & 6).

I was researching the first bombing in hopes of getting some dates clear and luckily/happily stumbled upon this cite, decided to register. I read several of the blog comments on the first bombing of the movie theater and remember it a bit differently [...]

Special Agent: Early Days, 1962 to 1964

Admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:01:08 +0000

Saigon slumbered on a Sunday morning in the spring of 1964. The so-called Paris of the Orient was quiet after the preceding night’s weekend revelry. Broad boulevards stood still, rows of tamarind trees reflecting morning dew as the tropical sun began its rise over the tiled roofs of villas, business establishments, and squatter camps [...]

CONTEST: Name This Newspaper – Win Carmel Valley’s Finest!

Admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:17:57 +0000

NAME THIS NEWSPAPER CONTEST

Alice – in Wonderland – holds in her lovely hands the February 22, 1964 issue of a newspaper published weekly for the Armed Forces in Vietnam. The headline reads:

Terrorist Bomb at Movie Kills Three;

Heroic Marine Capt. Saves Many More.

What was the name of [...]

thewall-usa.com

aliceahlgren — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:59:10 +0000

Thank you Frank Stoddard for the information about thewall-usa.com. I did go to this site and look up Donald Koelper’s inscription.

Please everyone go to thewall-usa.com and look up Donald Koelper, Peter Feierabend, and William Reid. It moved me to tears. Please post a thank you comment or whatever else you think of. These [...]

64 Kinh Do Bombing

aliceahlgren — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:51:38 +0000

Wow! The reference to the Kinh Do bombing certainly brought lots of folks out of the shadows. Interesting to hear everyone’s stories. I remember Mike Cooper going to the movie that night without me (why did I ever date that guy?) and that my parents were there in the balcony. I also remember attending [...]

Capital Kinh Do – Theater bombed on February 16, 1964 (50 Wounded, 3 killed)

Admin — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:20:57 +0000

The Bombed Out Theater …

Thanks Kathy for locating this picture.

Thank You, Frank for this information.

If you wish to thank or make comments about Donald Koelper, it is not to late. Go to the http://www.thewall-usa.com. Type in his name. It [...]